The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-11-18

wildly cried. .Hurrah for anarchy"
Fischer caught the Gre ofths ufterance,
and still more loudly exclaimed. -Hur-
rah for anarchy" Adding. 'this is the
happiest moment OF my life. There
was silence like the grave. broken alb
ruptly by the slow measured intentions
Of Parsons. like q white-robed priest
before the altar Of sacrifice. Not ~ q
dying request. but rather hike . con-
mand OF warning. be sounded forth:
MAY ! be allowed 10 speaky WIN you
let me speak, Sheriff Matsons There
was another agoniEing pause. Mufiied
through the shroud broke out In un-
natural accents. LET the voice Of the
people be heard" A crash as OF fall
ing house thundcred through the cor
ridors. the slender ropes were taunt and
In full view OF two hundred men In
front four white withering shrouds.
The ropes could be seen slowly tighten
ing about their necks. That portion
between cap and shroud could be no
ticed blackenlng and purpling. Nine
mortal minutes passed then it was
known 10 certainty that not . neck
was broken. The four Haymarket
murderers bad been literally throttled
and strHngled by Law.
The spectators who had witnessed
the hanging were walking rapidly out
Of the enclosure and the weary deputies
went TO dinner, the only ones left In
the jail Office being press representa-
tives. At 80 the coffin In which lay
the body Of Parsons was carried out of
jail and taken to the home of his widow.
A few police officers walked into the
jail TO learn how the execution had
been proceeded with, and were In turn
questioned rs 10 how the citizens out
side had acted. There was absolutely
no trouble" one and NIL replied.
Fischer's remains were removed TO his
home at 80 o'clock. Many people dis
played autographs Of the dead Fischer
which he ha. written during the morn
Ing. II was estim.ad that he made fifty
of them. They all read alike, and were
couchcd In the following words: "An-
archy In Liberty. Adolph Fischer,
Cook county jail"
IL was exactly an hour after the exc
cutlon when men began taking down
the scaffold, and within two hours oil
evidence of the tragedy we're gone.
When intelligence came out that the
men were on the scxfiold, the ofiicers
who were inside the lines OF the police
went TO the northeast corner of Illinois
street and waited. Among them were
Chief Ebersold and Captain Setback.
On the roof of the court house building,
where they could look through one OF
the big Jail windows. were posted nine
policemen. from their position they
could see the scaffold and the men upon
It. AS the grim moment approached,
the men on the roof kept the officers
we'll informed of the proceedings on
the inside, AS ~ O'Clock drew near
policeman Who was straining his eyes
TO see the interior Of the jail. raised bis
hand, and without turning his head,
said In an undertone. "They are putting
on the caps" For an instant the clus-
ter Of officers waited below with bated
breath and heads half inclined to one
side. waiting 10 here the news of the
drop. "Now." murmured q man on the
roof; q loud thump came from the en-
trance of the jail. Il was the sound
made by the falling trap. Everyone In
the groupe heard IL distinctly and
everybody knew what 1t meant. Expec-
tstions of the walters broke up quickly.
Policemen on the roof threw down their
guns and clapped their hands. and then
ceased suddenly, as though ashamed
of the act. A reporter jerked Q white
handkerchief from bis pocket and
waved 1t as signal 10 the crowds pass
Ing along North Clark street Il was
understood. A CRY went up, and In an
incredible short time the news was
blocks away and the buzz and hum Of
IN excited conversation sounded like
the rising of the tide. Armed patrol
men stopped In their regular tramp and
dropped the butts of their guns to the
earth with clatter. Others broke out
In their hoarse shouts to the crowd.
@Moye on" Some shook hands with
their elbow neighbors and exchanged
congratulations. With che most OF the
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